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Volkswagen Bora 2005: MOT failure rate for its age

44.1% of 12,647 MOT tests of the Volkswagen Bora first registered in 2005 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 96.7 (95% CI 94.1–99.2; 100 = normal for this model at that age): close to other build years of the same model at the same age (within 5 points of normal).

Volkswagen Bora built in 2005 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time44.1%all ages tested2019–202412647
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 94.1–99.2)96.7index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202412647
Rank among this model's 8 build years1of 81 = fails least for its age2019–202412647
Tested in 20241381testsmedian 136,781 miles20241381
line · Volkswagen Bora built 2005 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2005 45.6% vs model normal 49.6% at age 14 · 2019–2024
Built 2005 against Volkswagen Bora normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 14: 45.6% vs 49.6%; age 15: 44.6% vs 46.3%; age 16: 44.7% vs 46%; age 17: 42.8% vs 43.5%; age 18: 42.6% vs 41.9%; age 19: 42.8% vs 42.8%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2005 Volkswagen Bora by registration · All Volkswagen Bora MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2005 Volkswagen Bora fail at each age?

Cars built in 2005 were tested at ages 14 to 19 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Volkswagen Bora built 2005: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
143,01545.643.8–47.449.692
152,48044.642.7–46.646.396.4
162,23644.742.7–46.84697.1
171,92142.840.6–4543.598.5
181,61442.640.2–45.141.9101.6
191,38142.840.2–45.442.8100.1

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,647 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2005 Volkswagen Bora?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2005 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 48.1 items per 100 first tests, against 46.4 across all build years of the Volkswagen Bora. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2005 were tested at ages 14 to 19.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Volkswagen Bora built 2005 against the Volkswagen Bora in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2005, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment48.146.46,082
Brakes30.227.93,815
Body, chassis, structure29.225.23,689
Suspension23.5252,975
Steering16.4152,075

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,647 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2005 compare with the years around it?

Among the 8 published build years of the Volkswagen Bora, 2005 ranks 1 (1 = fails least for its age). 2004: index 97.6. 2006: index 98.3.

Volkswagen Bora build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
1999108.1100.2–116.0worse (rough estimate)1,506
2000103.698.6–108.5no different (rough estimate)3,724
200198.694.5–102.6no different5,224
200299.096.0–102.0no different9,487
200397.794.9–100.5no different10,677
200497.694.9–100.3no different11,091
200596.794.1–99.2better12,647
200698.390.3–106.3no different (rough estimate)1,320

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 55,676 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Volkswagen Bora 2005 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/volkswagen-bora/2005/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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